Shipping and display package



A ril 4, 1961 c. BUSH 2,978,099-

SHIPPING AND DISPLAY PACKAGE Filed Dec. 27, 1957 MERCHAND'SE DISPLAY jcur on THIS LINE1 INVENTOR. 4255/? r C. 5U$H compartmented assemblies ofthe package.

for i blies 2,978,099 SHIPPING AND DISPLAY PACKAGE Robert C. Bush,Coopers Plains, N.Y., assignor to Cornilng glass Works, Corning, N.Y., acorporation of New Filed Dec. 27, 1957, Ser. No. 705,632 1 Claim, (Cl.206-65) V The present invention, in its simplest concept, comprises apackage of the foregoing general character which Pater employs a cartonmarked for separation along a'line substantially level with the top ofthe lowermost of two vertically stacked like compartmented assemblies.In such package the height of the lowermost of the compartmentedassemblies is such that with the carton separated along, the marked lineand the upper portion removed along with the upper of the compartmentedassemblies the articles will be retained in substantially their packedpositions within the lower compartmentedassembly and the remainingportion of the carton, while being substantially. wholly displayed in anattractive manner. V v

For a more comprehensive understanding of the invention reference maydrawing wherein:

be had to the accompanying'sheetof Patented Apr. 4, 1961 Referring tothe drawing in detail, the package comprises a conventional closedcarton 11 having vertically stacked therein like compartmentedassemblies 21 and 31 respectively and containing a number of shallowdishes 41 in their respective compartments, such as 2 2 and 32, whichare in vertical register.

The top level of assembly 31 is indicated on the exterior of the carton11 by an interrupted line 12 extending thereabout suitably labeled forsuggesting severance along such line, thus, dividing the carton wallinto upper and lower portions 13 and 14, respectively.

When the package contents are to be displayed, the carton wall is simplysevered along line 12 and its upper portion 13 lifted fromabout assembly21. The assembly 21 is then also lifted from about the dishes 41 toleave them neatly held in position for display jointly by thesurrounding carton wall portion 14 and the compartmented assembly 31.

As will be understood, it is within the concept of the invention toprovide packages containing successive layers of articles verticallyseparated from one another by plain sheets of paperboard. Such cartonsmay be provided with a number of lines indicating successively lowerlevels at which upper portions of the carton and assemblies surroundedby them may be removed to successively expose fordisplay, successivelylower layers of articles in such a package as the articles therein aresold. Other variations of the invention coming within the definitionsset forth in the appended claims will occur to those skilled in the art.

What is claimed is:

As an article of manufacture, a carton composed of paperboard or thelike closed on all sides; two multicompartmented assemblies identical asviewed from above,

for retaining articles in such carton in a substantially upstacked invertical register with one right position, another'and the lower one ofwhich is of small height compared to the height of the upper of, saidassemblies;

. said carton being exteriorly marked with a line there- Fig. 1 isla topplan view of a package embodying the 1 inventioncomprising a paperboardcarton having its top side partly broken away to expose a'compartmentedassembly thereinhaving its respective cells or compartments occupied byarticles of ware.

part of a sidewall broken away;

r Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the upper of two similarly celled orcompartmented assemblies embodied in the package. v a Fig. 3a is aperspective view of the lower -Fig. 2 is side elevatiofi of the ckag ofFig. lwith portion of the package with the articles retained thereindisplay 'by the lower of theloompartmented assem.

ofthe two about along the line of 'juncture of said assembliesat whichthe carton may be severed andrthe upper portion thereof and the upper ofsaid assemblies respectively ree moved to substantially fully exposearticles retained therein to view while such articles continue to beretained on edge for display by the lower assembly and the 'reni-ainingportion of such carton.

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